Dame Lesley Regan: key facts
- Kind of voice
- Academic
- Role
- England's first Women's Health Ambassador
- Quoted on
- Women's health & gynaecology
- Press citations held
- 10
- Most recently quoted
- 29 Sept 2026
“We know there is a long way to go in improving support for women experiencing menopause, particularly in the workplace, and this government is committed to providing the care and support for all women to thrive.”
What Dame Lesley Regan has said
“I envision women being seen in community-based health hubs where they can access a range of services in a single visit.”
Professor of obstetrics and gynaecology at Imperial College's St Mary's Hospital Campus and women's health ambassador for England · Women's health & gynaecology · 29 Sept 2026 · Dame Lesley Regan: The ripple effect in women’s healthcare ↗
“Dame Lesley Regan, a doctor and the UK government's first women's health ambassador for England, has made it her mission for women to have timely access to diagnoses and treatment, arguing that female health issues have been an 'afterthought' and sidelined for too long.”
doctor and the UK government's first women's health ambassador for England · Women's health & gynaecology · 29 Sept 2026 · BBC’s Naga Munchetty: Women are gaslit about their health. I'm among them. ↗
“Research is the engine that drives real progress in women's health.”
Chair of Wellbeing of Women and Women's Health Ambassador for England · Women's health & gynaecology · 29 Sept 2026 · HRH The Duchess of Edinburgh meets UCL scientists advancing women’s health ↗
“When we get it right for women, everyone benefits.”
England's Women's Health Ambassador · Women's health & gynaecology · 29 Sept 2026 · Women’s health in Northern Ireland – underinvestment, inaction and neglect ↗
“When you get it right for women, everybody else benefits and that is a fact, so when you get things rights for women you get happier families and the whole of society benefits.”
England's Women's Health Ambassador · Women's health & gynaecology · 29 Sept 2026 · 'Health hubs for women would benefit everyone' ↗
“We are at an exciting turning point for women's health in this country. This conference offers us a vital opportunity to improve how we listen, learn and act collaboratively, to achieve positive change both locally and nationally.”
Women's Health Ambassador for England · Women's health & gynaecology · 29 Sept 2026 · Cornwall Hosts First Women’s Health Conference Focusing on Access and Equity ↗
“We are the only country I know in the world with a national health service free at the point of delivery. Yet we've got so complacent about the important things in women's health that we've really let girls and women down.”
Professor of Obstetrics and Gynaecology at Imperial College London, Women's Health Ambassador for England · Women's health & gynaecology · 29 Sept 2026 · Dame Lesley Regan vows to ‘revamp’ UK’s Women’s Health Strategy - “we’ve let women and girls down” ↗
“This renewal of the women's health strategy for England is the next exciting step in our journey to close the gender health gap, not just between men and women, but also among and within those women experiencing the worst inequalities.”
Women's Health Ambassador · Women's health & gynaecology · 29 Sept 2026 · Women's voices to be at the heart of renewed health strategy ↗
“gave a keynote address on her work spearheading her government's Women's Health Strategy”
England's first Women's Health Ambassador · Women's health & gynaecology · 29 Sept 2026 · Strategies for improving women’s health explored at student-led summit ↗
Where Dame Lesley Regan has been quoted
- Women’s health campaigner Mariella Frostrup appointed as Government Menopause Employment Ambassadorgov.uk · 29 Sept 2026
- Dame Lesley Regan: The ripple effect in women’s healthcarehealthcaretoday.com · 29 Sept 2026
- BBC’s Naga Munchetty: Women are gaslit about their health. I'm among them.community.thefemalelead.com · 29 Sept 2026
- HRH The Duchess of Edinburgh meets UCL scientists advancing women’s healthucl.ac.uk · 29 Sept 2026
- Women’s health in Northern Ireland – underinvestment, inaction and neglectviewdigital.org · 29 Sept 2026
- 'Health hubs for women would benefit everyone'bbc.co.uk · 29 Sept 2026
- Cornwall Hosts First Women’s Health Conference Focusing on Access and Equitycornishstuff.com · 29 Sept 2026
- Dame Lesley Regan vows to ‘revamp’ UK’s Women’s Health Strategy - “we’ve let women and girls down”femtechworld.co.uk · 29 Sept 2026
- Women's voices to be at the heart of renewed health strategygov.uk · 29 Sept 2026
- Strategies for improving women’s health explored at student-led summithsph.harvard.edu · 29 Sept 2026
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